Westbourne Academy

URN 139288·Secondary·Academy converter·Academy Transformation Trust·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 11.5%Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,649.81

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

10 June 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Inadequate

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.39.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.52.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)33.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.28.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,038

Capacity

1,120 (93%)

Free school meals

38.7%

English additional lang.

36.1%

Ethnicity

White British 49.3%Asian 5.5%Black 5.2%Mixed 10.1%Chinese 0.3%Other 6.0%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

59.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.4

Mean salary

£49,543

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

35.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

8.6%

2024/25 · 1,101 pupils